Canada: No plans to pursue free trade deal with China
TORONTO—Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China.
He was responding to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100-percent tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor went ahead with a trade deal with Beijing.
Carney said his recent agreement with China merely cuts tariffs on a few sectors that were recently hit with tariffs.
Trump claims otherwise, posting that “China is successfully and completely taking over the once Great Country of Canada. So sad to see it happen. I only hope they leave Ice Hockey alone! President DJT.”
The prime minister said under the free trade agreement with the United States and Mexico, there are commitments not to pursue free trade agreements with nonmarket economies without prior notification.
“We have no intention of doing that with China or any other nonmarket economy,” Carney said.
